Winner Announced

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Today I would like to announce the winner of my blog candy from the
Sunshine Lollipops Rainbows Blog Hop

I am offering a stationary box (winner picks theme) with a few surprise goodies inside.

Here is a sample of one that I recently made.

And the candy goes to...... Kimmiluxich 

Kimmi said, "Madison, these are very cute! I love the little characters on your card. If I win the blog candy, you could totally surprise me with the way the box looks."

 
Congratulations Kimmi! Please contact me at Funkycards @ charter dot net (no spaces).  You have two weeks to claim your prize.

I will be participating in a blog hop this weekend.  Please stop by to check out all the wonderful Disney projects.  They will be amazing and inspiring!!  

My ladies at Cooking with Cricut will also be hopping as we kick off our 2 year blogaversary celebration.  Please join us all week as we will be sharing new projects and challenges everyday.

Have a wonderful weekend.

~Madison

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #86

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Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #86
Card Outreach

This week at Cooking With Cricut we are making cards for the I Feel The Love Project.

Brandon :)

For more information, click on Brandon's photo.

Brandon's card was made from the Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge using the Dalmatian Cricut cut. I thought he would like a cute puppy on his card to cheer him up! The edges of the puppy were inked to help him pop off the card. In addition, the background was embossed to give it a little flare.

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, Papercraftingworld.com. Click HERE to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

Happy Birthday Mom

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Today I was asked to be the Guest Designer on 
Inking It Up Crazy with: Kassidy

Thank you Kassidy for letting me share my project with your followers today.  It was really a special treat for me!

Today I will be sharing with you a special treat I made for my mom.  Her birthday is this weekend, but I decided to surprise her and share this treat with her a few days early.  For those of you who don't know, my mom is gluten intolerant and eats gluten free.  I wanted to combine her lack of "fun" treats with this project and create a cool idea that I could share with you today.

Happy Birthday Mom

I created a treat box and gift tag. The box is filled with homemade gluten free blueberry scones:)  My mom LOVED these as much as I loved making them for her.  This project is easy to do.  You can see how a container like this can be filled with so many different treats and covered with so many different kinds of paper.  The possibilities are endless.

The cutting file came with stripes and a popcorn logo, which I eliminated. I did not need them for this project.  All the measurements were predetermined with the file I purchased at Silhouette America.  For this project I cut the file out of white card stock first and again out of patterned paper.  I wanted it to be nice and sturdy so that it would hold my treats.  Thus, the finished project is two layers. 

This is how it looks when it is cut.  Only one file could be cut at a time using the card stock since the paper is 8.5" x 11".  The sides and bottom are already perforated.

The patterned paper cuts nicely two on a page since I used a 12" x 12" piece of paper.  I found that using a Cricut mat works really well in my Cameo.

This is much easier to read in person.  Sorry I couldn't get a good photo.  You can see that ideas for creating a tag include adding a shadow, embossing the background, adding some flowers, adding your sentiment and perhaps some doodling.

Tutorial

1. Using the Cameo, cut popcorn box file x 4 out of white card stock.  
2. Repeat using patterned paper.
3. Adhere the patterned paper to the white card stock.
4. Assemble the popcorn box.
5. Tie a bow around the center of the box.
6. Create a tag with a shadow using any Cricut cartridge or cutting file.
7. Add sentiment and embellishments to the front.
8. Tie the tag to the popcorn box.
9. Fill the popcorn box with treats.

I will be linking this up to Sarah Hamers Designs-
Link Up Tuesday Party


Thank you for spending some time with me today.  

~Madison

Sunshine Lollipops Rainbows Blog Hop

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Sunshine Lollipops Rainbows Blog Hop

If you arrived from Court's blog, you are in the right place.  If not, you may want to head back to the beginning to Emma's blog so you don't miss any of today's projects.

Today's blog hop will be featuring sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows, inspired by the song written by Lesley Gore.

I have made a card and two corner bookmarks for a sweet young guy named Brandon. You can read more about his story by clicking HERE.

The card features the rainbow, while the corner bookmarks have a lollipop and sun:)

The cutting file is available through Silhouette America.  It was cut on the Cameo with a small offset or shadow.  The sentiment is from the "Amazing You" stamp set offered through K Andrew Designs.  

These images were located by searching the internet for free clip art.  It is always important to make sure you are not using an image that is copy write protected.  

Once located, the images were imported to the Cameo program so they could be printed and cut.

As you may know by now, it is also Emma's birthday today.  Of course, I also made a birthday card for Emma.  Thank you for including me in your birthday blog hop Emma. 

Happy Birthday Emma!!  

The cutting file can be found at Papercraftingworld.com.

**Birthday Blog Candy**

Today I would like to offer you a chance to win a personalized, custom made stationary box.  You pick the theme and I will make it for you:)  It can be anything you would like.  

Here is a sample of one I made for my favorite teacher for teacher appreciation day.  You can pick characters, colors, names... anything goes.  I may even fill it with a surprise or two:)  Ok, you know I will!! 

To be eligible for my blog candy, you must be a follower of my blog.  You must leave me a comment on this post with the theme of the box you would like me to make.  I will post the winner on Friday, May 18th.  You will have one week to claim your prize by contacting me at Funkycards @ charter dot net (no spaces).

Thank you for stopping by today to spend some time with me. Now it is time to hop over to Jill's blog to see what sweet creations she has in store for you.  Have a wonderful day.

Here is a list of all the participants should you want to get fancy and hop backwards!

Emma

Court 

Madison  you are here 

Jill next stop 

Helen 

Jessica 

Shannon 

Jillian 

Thank you for stopping by!

~Madison

Mother's Day Project

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I had a great time last night at a Ustream hosted by Ms. Cheryl from Creative Kuts.  She was sweet enough to give away a free cutting file to those who planned to attend the Ustream.   Here is the cutting file.  Ms. Cheryl explained how to use cutting files and showed us what she made using this one.

I want to share with you today the project that I made.  I am having fun combing cutting files using the Cameo with Cricut cuts.  For this project I used the Pooh Font Set Cricut cartridge to cut the numbers for the year "2012." 

This is a stationary box that I am using as a treat box to hold homemade Biscotti.  My mom is giving this to her mom for Mother's Day so it was made with a teal blue and pink, Grammy's favorite colors. The Biscotti will be wrapped nicely so that once they are gone, the box can then be used for cards or whatever my Grammy would like. 

To add a bit of pop to the paper piecing, I added paper flowers to the girl's hat and basket.  All of the colored card stock was inked prior to adhering the pieces to the project.  This also gives the project more life.  I like to use ink that is a shade or two darker than the paper.

The back has a quote about moms.  There was a space for my mom to sign the project for her mom.

The sides were used to wrap the ribbon.  Flower embellishments were added.

I am linking this to:

Mother's Day FCCB (#110) - Pooh Font Set Cricut Cartridge.

  Pink Cricut - Link It Up Tuesday

I hope you enjoyed my project.  If you would like to learn more about Creative Kuts, check out the Creative Kuts Blog.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

500th card received

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We did it.  Thanks to my fabulous followers, the "I Feel the Love Project" just received its 500th card.

I am so excited.  Originally, I had only hoped and prayed that I could maybe, just maybe, get 500 cards before I graduated from high school.  I am not due to graduate until June of 2013.

Here is card #500.

Thank you to each and every one of you who sent in a card this past year.  I appreciate it very much.  Every card was delivered and was a blessing to the person who received it.


To learn more about the IFTL project click HERE.

Our recipient for the month of May is Brandon.

Please stay tuned because something very special will be happening in June.  I can't tell you now.  But make sure you are here on June 1st:)

Have a wonderful day!

~Madison

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #85- Mother's Day

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Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #85
Mother's Day

For our Mother's Day challenge we decided to create anything but a card.  You can design scrapbook pages, altered items, canvases, or any home decor project that you would like.  Just remember, no cards this week.

My mom loves when I make her canvases with photos of Dalton, Aaron and me.  So for Mother's Day, I had to add to her canvas collection by making her this new canvas.  Happy Mother's Day Mom:)

The large flower was cut from the Florals Embellished Cricut cartridge, while the word "LOVE" was cut from the Jubilee Cricut cartridge. 

I will be linking this up to:

 Sarah Hamer's Link Up Tuesday

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, Papercraftingworld.com. Click HERE to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

Card for Brandon

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Hello everyone!  Today I want to share with you the first card I have designed to send to Brandon, the May recipient of the 

I Feel the Love Project cards.

Brandon

I have been wanting to use my Sesame Street Friends Cricut cartridge and this was a perfect time.  I thought it would be fun for Ernie to say hello to Brandon!

To help Ernie pop off the page a bit, his pants, shirt, and face were inked.  The letters (words) were created using the Cameo and added to the embossed background.  For a bit of fun three flowers were added and the border was punched.

Please consider joining me in making a cheerful/thinking of you card for Brandon. Cards like these can really help to brighten his day.

 Submit your card/s by May 31 to:

Madison Womack

(IFTL) Funky Cards

P.O. Box 1203

Atascadero, CA  93423

                                Project #11

Please share your card with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail.  Click HERE to find the photo gallery.

~Madison

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #84- Teacher Appreciation

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Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #84
Teacher Appreciation

This week Cooking With Cricut is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day:)  What can you design and create to show that special teacher that you appreciate all that he or she has done for you?  I know that writing thank you cards is very important to my favorite teacher.  I really wanted to make her a set and I thought it would be fun to give them to her in a handmade stationary box.  Here is a my project:

The "Thank You" was cut from the Sweet Hearts Cricut cartridge.  If you click on the photo, you can see that the patterned paper I chose was ABCs!  I thought this was perfect for a teacher:)  The stationary box is made from a cutting file. 

The solid card stock background paper was embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.

I will be linking this up to:

 Sarah Hamer's Link Up Tuesday

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, Papercraftingworld.com. Click HERE to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

I Feel the Love Project- May

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I Feel the Love Project May 2012

Brandon

This is Brandon's story, as told by Ms. Ellen, staff member at the Pediatric Specialty Care, the pediatric care facility where Brandon was taken after the accident. 

"BRANDON was just 4 one day, riding in the family car for a trip to McDonalds for a Happy Meal, when a tragic car accident changed the lives of his young family. Brandon's mother, aunt and sister were all seriously injured and rushed to area hospitals; his mother's boyfriend (the driver of the car) died of his injuries. Brandon was pulseless at the scene of the accident, was revived and taken to a trauma center. 

There, doctors discovered that despite being in a car seat, Brandon had suffered a traumatic brain injury, traumatic spinal cord injury and had been without oxygen to his brain for too long for a reasonable chance at recovery. Despite dire predictions early on, Brandon has had remarkable accomplishments in rehab. He is considered tetraplegic, which means he can move one limb from time to time; he remains trach and ventilator dependent, which little likelihood that he will ever be weaned from the ventilator, due to his neurological damage from the accident. 

Brandon's mom is just 34 years young and also cares for Brandon's 2 year old sister, Ashley. She's trying to regroup after losing her boyfriend (Ashley's father), and while still caring for herself and the injuries she suffered too, as well as caring for the aunt who is still in the hospital following the September 1 accident. 

Brandon likes watching other kids playing video games, enjoys superheroes like Spiderman and Batman, sports and Legos. He and his whole family would appreciate cards, prayers and thoughtfulness for this young man as he begins his journey home, through placement in a long term care facility for a stay long enough that Mom can be trained and find a new suitable home where Brandon's complex care can be managed."

I was asked by Ms. Ellen if I would be interested in featuring Brandon as a recipient of the "I Feel the Love Project" cards.  I am honored to be able to ask my followers to join me this month in designing and creating handmade cards for him. Brandon is this month's recipient of our "I Feel the Love Project" cards. Let's show him just how much we care. Please consider joining me in making a cheerful/thinking of you card for Brandon. Cards like these can really help to brighten his day.

 Submit your card/s by May 31 to:

Madison Womack

(IFTL) Funky Cards

P.O. Box 1203

Atascadero, CA  93423

                                Project #11

 Please share your card with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail.  Click HERE to find the photo gallery.

~Madison